From old notes. Vacation in England 2000. Bottle. Black colour. Big head. Aroma's of toffee, roast and honey. Retronasal: fruity, roasted, honey. Flavor was roasted, a bit harsh at first, but mellowing in time. Nice.

From old notes. Vacation in England 2000. Cask @ The Alexandra, Norwich. Nice blonde bitter, but I didn't get any of the blueberries, nor was it red or white. Nice enough though.

Cask at the 10th Colchester Winter Beer Festival. Pours pale gold with a small white head. Aroma of light caramel, and floral hop. Medium plus sweetness and light bitterness. Light body and slightly sticky texture, carbonation is soft.

Bottle, source not recorded. Poured golden with a small white head. Aroma of light malt, ginger, light hop and fruit. Light sweetness, medium bitterness with a slighty unpleasant edge. Quite light body, texture oily, average carbonation.

Cask (handpump) @ GBBF 2013, Great British Beer Festival, London Olympia, Hammersmith Road, London, England W14 8UX. [ As Iceni Phoenix ].Light unclear medium yellow color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, white to off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, pale malt, fruity, light to moderate yeasty, sharp. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet with a average duration, malty, yeasty, messy ! Body is medium, texture is oily to watery, carbonation is soft to flat. [20130814]

From cask. Pours cloudy yellow with a small white head. Aroma is mild grassy and light herbal hoppy. Grassy, straw and herbal hoppy. Bitter, dry and grassy finish.

5th September 2009
Cambridge Blue. Clear dark brown beer. Light semi dry palate. Low carbonation. Tangy malt. A little honey sweetness. Quite porter like really!